File Code: Higher Education
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 809/07
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1501  
- Sponsored By: 
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Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum,
Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno,
McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and
Zirkin
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
 
Requiring the State to provide General Fund support for the University
System of Maryland and Morgan State University to achieve 100% of the
Maryland Higher Education Commission funding guidelines by 2014;
providing for a phase-in of increased General Fund support for the
University System of Maryland and Morgan State University; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/1
 - First Reading Budget and Taxation
 - 2/20
 - Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/3
 - Hearing cancelled
 - 3/5
 - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
 - Senator James Brochin, District 42
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
 - Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
 - Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
 - Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator James N. Robey, District 13
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 - Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appropriations
 - Higher Education Commission
 - Reports
 - State Aid
 - State Universities and Colleges
 - Students
 - Tuition
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Education
 - (
 10-101 ,
 10-203 ,
 11-108 ,
 12-117 ,
 15-106.7 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered